akshali2000

Many thanks!! Same to you on whatever semifinalist/finalist status you got as well

Question: Are any applicants engaged or recently married, particularly people who were semi-finalists or Alternates before but then reapplied and won the grant? I would love to hear your perspective, particularly regarding - Even with the dependent stipend, were you able to make ends meet financially? If so, how? What sort of effect did Fulbright have on your spouse's career? What about personally? Was your dependent able to adjust to a new environment? Were they able to find a job? What's it like to wedding plan and/or begin married life while in a new country? Background: I'm 27, finished graduate school, currently working full-time for the past 2 years. I only know of one other person who has been in this situation, so I'm wondering if there are others. A former classmate of mine won a fellowship (not Fulbright, but similar) abroad and her boyfriend joined her on a 3 month tourist visa. However, he couldn't find a job so he had to come back to the States and they postponed their engagement/marriage until she finished her program. Thanks!

Activism is more important for Master's, probably less relevant for a PhD in planning. PhD's care more about your research and/or work experience, and your research proposal and grades. I think anyway...

Do you have offers for all four options in your poll? If yes, I would go for option 3. Full-time in anything is better than dabbling around with research.

First time poster. Was named an Alternate to Denmark, still no word , but I've updated the spreadsheet with my status. A huge congrats to everyone who got accepted into Fulbright!!